The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 3801-3900
noun
1. the teaching profession2. (in Christianity) education of laity
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noun
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy (sensitive)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
cold; coldness; chilliness(click the word for examples and links)
noun
famine; drought; shortage; crop failure(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy(click the word for examples and links)
noun
townspeople; townsfolk; commoner; civilian; merchant; tradesman; tradeswoman; tradespeople; artisan; members of the lowest Edo-period social class (comprising commoners not involved in farming)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: 詠む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write2. to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant
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noun
beast; brute; animal(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 3 forms, examples and links)
softly; gently; quietly; secretly (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. unification; bringing together; generalization2. control; supervision (esp. 統轄)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded2. to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
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noun
1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this (next, last) autumn (fall)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. rehabilitation2. rebirth; resuscitation
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2. having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane (see also: 単発機)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to unfold; to unroll; to open(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming(click the word for examples and links)
noun
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
blood relative or relationship; consanguinity(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. greens; vegetables2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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another; different; separate; discrete
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noun
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
rejection; dismissal; abandoning; renunciation; waiver(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
vacancy; room for rent or lease(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to elide2. to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance2. imprisonment; internment; confinement
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noun, 'suru' verb
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. divergence (e.g. in a road); ramification2. forking; jump; multi-drop (computer terminology)
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busy; hurried; confused; flurried
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking; to be notable(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 水いらず
noun, 'no' adjective
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present (see also: 水入らずで)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
unknown; unidentified; unspecified(click the word for examples and links)
noun
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: してき
'na' adjective, noun
personal; private; proprietary(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shine (see also: 差す)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
1. opaque; obscure; murky; turbid
noun
2. opacity; obscurity(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
entry in family register(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. to quit; to resign; to retire; to leave post
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